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president obama heads to northern virginia today. he's holding a campaign event in woodbridge later today. thousands of people expected to fill pfizner stadium for that big rally at 12:45 this afternoon. the president was originally supposed to speak in manassas. his campaign announced the change on monday. while candidates continue campaigning hard in virginia, president obama is opening up a slight lead in three of the other states that could decide this election. he leads mitt romney by eight points in iowa. that's according to a "the wall street journal"/nbc news/marist poll. the president leads by five points in wisconsin, ohio, and colorado. >>> vice presidential nominee paul ryan will be in new orleans to speak to aarp members. the president will speak to the same group by satellite. mitt romney will raise money today in las vegas. he'll meet with donors before a public rally on the unlv campus. the republican candidate campaigned yesterday in florida. >> i can change washington. i will change washington. we'll get the job don
president obama heads to northern virginia today. he's holding a campaign event in woodbridge later today. thousands of people expected to fill pfizner stadium for that big rally at 12:45 this afternoon. the president was originally supposed to speak in manassas. his campaign announced the change on monday. while candidates continue campaigning hard in virginia, president obama is opening up a slight lead in three of the other states that could decide this election. he leads mitt romney by...
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president obama and the romney camp both had something to zayed. the president tweeted out this, "nfl fans on both sides of the aisle hope the refs lockout is resolved soon." but it was romney's running mate and packers fan paul ryan who had the strongest words. >> it is time to get the real re refs. and you know what, it reminds me of president obama and the economy. if you can't get it right, it's time to get out. >> and republican wisconsin senator scott walker tweeted a call to get the unionized refs back to work. walker is famous for his crackdown of unions in his state. he responded by saying this is not a union issue. >>> the redskins coach wallet is a little lighter this morning. the league is fining offensive coordinator kyle shanahan $25,000. he was not happy with a ref's call and was given an unsportsmanlike penalty for berating the refs. he then chased them off the field and into the tunnel. >>> we know madonna is no stranger to controversy, but her latest comments' the verizon center could affect the presidential election. the material
president obama and the romney camp both had something to zayed. the president tweeted out this, "nfl fans on both sides of the aisle hope the refs lockout is resolved soon." but it was romney's running mate and packers fan paul ryan who had the strongest words. >> it is time to get the real re refs. and you know what, it reminds me of president obama and the economy. if you can't get it right, it's time to get out. >> and republican wisconsin senator scott walker tweeted...
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mitt romney is criticizing president obama over that comment. he said it's proof the president has given up on the job. >> we face a washington that's broken, that can't do the job. the president said he can't change washington from the inside. he can only change it from outside. we're going to give him that chance in november. he's going outside. >> romney will campaign today in nevada, which has the nation's highest unemployment rate. >> president obama appears to be ahead in the fund-raising battle right now. his campaign raised more than $84 million in august. mitt romney raised a little more than $66 million that month. the president also had nearly $90 million to spend on the campaign at the end of august. that is nearly $40 million more than his republican rival. the obama campaign says most of that money is coming from small time donors, which he says proves the president's grass roots effort is still strong. the president is also ahead in three battleground states, according to a new poll. he leads romney by eight points in iowa. that's
mitt romney is criticizing president obama over that comment. he said it's proof the president has given up on the job. >> we face a washington that's broken, that can't do the job. the president said he can't change washington from the inside. he can only change it from outside. we're going to give him that chance in november. he's going outside. >> romney will campaign today in nevada, which has the nation's highest unemployment rate. >> president obama appears to be ahead...
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president obama will visit virginia beach on thursday. he holds a slight lead over mitt romney in most recent polls in virginia. >>> 5:04. a fauquier county high school is remembering a popular student-athlete killed in a car crash on his way to school. family and friends held a roadside vigil for 16-year-old ian heflin last night. he died yesterday morning when the car he was riding in slammed into a tree. his 14-year-old sister was also seriously injured. the 17-year-old driver was not hurt and has not been identified. all three were on their way to liberty high school in bealeton. family members hope the crash teaches every person an important lesson. >> it's a tragedy because your child walks out the door and they have a driver's license, and you can tell them all they want you need to be careful. when you're driving, not only is it you in the car but it's other people's children. you need to -- it's hard. you know, hard on anybody to have to go through this. >> it's the second car accident in as many years to claim the lives of stude
president obama will visit virginia beach on thursday. he holds a slight lead over mitt romney in most recent polls in virginia. >>> 5:04. a fauquier county high school is remembering a popular student-athlete killed in a car crash on his way to school. family and friends held a roadside vigil for 16-year-old ian heflin last night. he died yesterday morning when the car he was riding in slammed into a tree. his 14-year-old sister was also seriously injured. the 17-year-old driver was...
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it reminds me of president obama and the economy. if you can't get it right, it's time to get out. >> he told cnn he would rather see experienced referees back on the field. and president obama tweeted this "nfl fans on both sides of the aisle hope the referees lockout is ended soon." the controversy is growing following the end of monday night's game between green bay and seattle. this morning green bay's cbs affiliate came up with a unique ploy to show that no everyone is suited to do someone else's job. >> this is your replacement weather guy. forecast, it looks like it's going to be bad out there, people. 200 degrees below today, we're looking at, and it's really going to heat up. it's going to be like 346 degrees by noon. >> get out of here. what is going on? >> needless to say, the replacement weather guy did not last too long on his job. >> pretty funny there. >> no one can replace our storm team. >> not at all, no. as hard as i have tried to stand in front of that screen, it doesn't work. can't get it right. >> leave it to th
it reminds me of president obama and the economy. if you can't get it right, it's time to get out. >> he told cnn he would rather see experienced referees back on the field. and president obama tweeted this "nfl fans on both sides of the aisle hope the referees lockout is ended soon." the controversy is growing following the end of monday night's game between green bay and seattle. this morning green bay's cbs affiliate came up with a unique ploy to show that no everyone is...
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mitt romney is pouncing on a chance to use president obama's words against him. during a forum on spanish language tv on thursday the president said he's learned you can't change washington from the inside. you can only change it from the outside. romney called that the white flag of surrender. >>> american airlines customers are dealing with an increase in cancelled and delayed flights. the nation's third largest carrier blames the problems on pilots calling in sick and crew members filing maintenance requests. the pilots union blames company mismanagement and old aircraft. mesh has cut jobs and benefits as it reorganization under bankruptcy protection. >>> singer/songwriter fiona apple is free on bail after spending wednesday night in jail on drug charges. apple's tour bus was stopped and searched at a border patrol checkpoint in west texas. police say they found small amounts of marijuana and hashish and that apple admitted they were hers. hashish possession is a felony in texas. >>> now let's head to wall street and cnbc's mary thompson at the new york stock
mitt romney is pouncing on a chance to use president obama's words against him. during a forum on spanish language tv on thursday the president said he's learned you can't change washington from the inside. you can only change it from the outside. romney called that the white flag of surrender. >>> american airlines customers are dealing with an increase in cancelled and delayed flights. the nation's third largest carrier blames the problems on pilots calling in sick and crew members...
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it shows president obama with a five-point lead over mitt romney. romney is trying to bounce back from what he said last spring about the 47% of americans who don't pay taxes, calling them victims who see themselves as dependent on government. but now with cameras in full view the at a fund-raiser last night, now romney said he said something different. he said the role of government is to help people who need help. he admitted in a fox interview that some people who don't pay action at th taxes aren't victims, but wealthy americans who should pay. >> the good news is, if you're doing well enough financially, you can pay a tax. >> my expectation is, if you want to be president, you've got to work for everybody, not just for some. >> that was president obama on the late show talking about romney's comment. despite that gaffe, romney raised $6.5 million in fund-raisers yesterday. there's a new gallup poll that showed before that video was released, he had the support of about a third of low income voters. the president had well over half. eun? >> trac
it shows president obama with a five-point lead over mitt romney. romney is trying to bounce back from what he said last spring about the 47% of americans who don't pay taxes, calling them victims who see themselves as dependent on government. but now with cameras in full view the at a fund-raiser last night, now romney said he said something different. he said the role of government is to help people who need help. he admitted in a fox interview that some people who don't pay action at th...
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in creating sustained prosperitynd lifting people out of poverty." >> we are also hearing president obama's view of romney's comments for the first time this morning. the president reacted to the hidden camera video last night on "the late show with david letterman." >> one of the things i've learned as president is you represent the entire country. when i meet republicans as i'm traveling around the country, they are hard working family people who care deeply about this country. >> letterman reminded the president that in 2008 he was caught on camera saying pennsylvanians love their guns and religion. the president said he realized his mistake and quickly apologized for it. >>> a washington post survey said that more than half the voters approve of the job the president is doing. >>> paul ryan will try to gain back some ground today. he'll visit danville for a rally at piedmont precision machine factory. the small town in virginia which used to be a thriving tobacco hub has fallen on hard times in recent years. >>> plus who is expected to be behind a mass prison break just south of the u.s
in creating sustained prosperitynd lifting people out of poverty." >> we are also hearing president obama's view of romney's comments for the first time this morning. the president reacted to the hidden camera video last night on "the late show with david letterman." >> one of the things i've learned as president is you represent the entire country. when i meet republicans as i'm traveling around the country, they are hard working family people who care deeply about...
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he trails president obama in colorado, iowa, and wisconsin. in the latest nbc news/wall street journal/marist poll. >>> today president obama will travel to new york city to take part in the week long general assembly of the united nations. he is one of more than 100 heads of state converging on the city. leaders started arriving yesterday, including iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad. iran's nuclear ambitions are expected to be one of the hot topics of the week long meeting. the rise of al qaeda in west africa and the problems in syria will also be discussed. president obama plans to speak before the assembly tomorrow. >>> and secretary of state hillary clinton will be spending her time between the u.n. and the annual meeting of the clinton global initiative. the meeting is hosted by her husband, former president bill clinton. it brings together heads of state and business leaders as well as scholars to discuss social change. president bill clinton will speak to the group today. >>> home may be where the heart is, but it's not where the wi
he trails president obama in colorado, iowa, and wisconsin. in the latest nbc news/wall street journal/marist poll. >>> today president obama will travel to new york city to take part in the week long general assembly of the united nations. he is one of more than 100 heads of state converging on the city. leaders started arriving yesterday, including iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad. iran's nuclear ambitions are expected to be one of the hot topics of the week long meeting. the...
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he and president obama both appeared on kw9 60 minutes" last night. romney defended criticism his campaign is vague on many issues. >> if you want to work together with people across the aisle, you lay out your principles and policy, you work together with them, but you don't hand them a complete document and say, here, take this or leave it. leadership is not a take it or leave it thing. we've seen too much of that in washington. >> romney also clarified controversial comments he's made about americans who pay no federal income tax. he says he wants to help all americans, whether they pay taxes or not. >> president obama is denying republicans' claims that many of his plans to improve the economy have not worked. he told "60 minutes'" steve croft that we're not where we want to be economically, but he's gotten us on the right track. >> what we have done has been effective in improving the situation in every area that we're talking about. when i made a decision to save the auto industry, that saved 1 million jobs. 1 in 8 jobs in ohio is dependent on t
he and president obama both appeared on kw9 60 minutes" last night. romney defended criticism his campaign is vague on many issues. >> if you want to work together with people across the aisle, you lay out your principles and policy, you work together with them, but you don't hand them a complete document and say, here, take this or leave it. leadership is not a take it or leave it thing. we've seen too much of that in washington. >> romney also clarified controversial comments...
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president obama is holding a rally in virginia beach. let's get a check of the forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson with the latest. good morning. >> good morning. we have a partly sunny sky here. 72 degrees is the temperature. we are seeing the mercury come up. today's high temperature, 84 degrees. it's going to be plenty warm. we'll see more showers and storms. the best chance at 5:00 or so. the bes[ male announcer ]r so. for the dreamers... and those well grounded. for what's around this corner... and the next. there's cash flow options from pnc. solutions to help businesses like yours accelerate receivables, manage payments, and help ensure access to credit. because we know how important cash flow is to reaching your goals. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. >>> good morning. traveling in northwest d.c., a crash involving a pedestrian is on southbound connecticut avenue at leroy place. approach with caution. heading to i-270 slow from germantown to rockville. stop and go. >> thanks so much.
president obama is holding a rally in virginia beach. let's get a check of the forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson with the latest. good morning. >> good morning. we have a partly sunny sky here. 72 degrees is the temperature. we are seeing the mercury come up. today's high temperature, 84 degrees. it's going to be plenty warm. we'll see more showers and storms. the best chance at 5:00 or so. the bes[ male announcer ]r so. for the dreamers... and those well grounded....
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i'm convinced that obama's approach has not and will not help them do it. >>> 15 before the hour. he was the hit of the republican national convention. now clint eastwood is speaking out about his interesting speech last month. the 82-year-old actor and director talked to ellen degeneres about it. he says he doesn't care about all the attention he's getting for the unique speech and he was just trying to have some fun. >> it's an interesting reaction actually. the democrats who were watching thought i was going senile, and the republicans knew i was. >> eastwood said, despite speaking at the rnc, he feels like he's more of a libertarian. you can see eastwood today on ellen. >>> democrat tim kaine and republican george allen will square off for a debate as they battle for virginia's senate seat. "meet the press" moderator david gregory and our northern virginia bureau chief julie carey and i will be asking questions. >>> one man faces charges for killing a woman and wounding another in capitol heights. michael jerome stewart was arrested last night. they say he shot and killed 26-y
i'm convinced that obama's approach has not and will not help them do it. >>> 15 before the hour. he was the hit of the republican national convention. now clint eastwood is speaking out about his interesting speech last month. the 82-year-old actor and director talked to ellen degeneres about it. he says he doesn't care about all the attention he's getting for the unique speech and he was just trying to have some fun. >> it's an interesting reaction actually. the democrats who...
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and president obama will visit virginia beach on thursday. the only states visited more are florida and ohio. >>> a student-athlete in fauquier county is being remembered this morning after being killed on his way to l skoo. family and friends held a roadside vigil for 16-year-old ian heflin last night. he died when his car slammed into a tree. his 14-year-old sister was also seriously injured. the 17-year-old driver was not hurt and has not been identified. all three were on their way to liberty high school in bealeton. friends hope the crash teaches every family an important lesson. >> it's a tragedy because your kids walk out the door and they have a driver's license and you can tell them all you want you need to be careful. when you're driving, not only is it you in the car, but it's other people's children, and you need to -- it's hard. you know, hard on anybody to have to go through this. >> it is a second car accent in as many years to claim the life of students at liberty high. three students died in a crash last year. >>> students wh
and president obama will visit virginia beach on thursday. the only states visited more are florida and ohio. >>> a student-athlete in fauquier county is being remembered this morning after being killed on his way to l skoo. family and friends held a roadside vigil for 16-year-old ian heflin last night. he died when his car slammed into a tree. his 14-year-old sister was also seriously injured. the 17-year-old driver was not hurt and has not been identified. all three were on their way...
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president obama is ed leading i some of the states that could decide this year's election. he leads mitt romney in new hampshire. that's according to the latest nbc news/marist poll. he also has a 2% lead in nevada and north carolina. that's within the poll's margin of error, which is 3.1%. >>> president obama and mitt romney expected to call benjamin netanyahu today, who is in the united states right now. the president has been criticized for not meeting with the israeli prime minister. yesterday secretary of state hillary clinton sat down with him, though, in new york. >>> mitt romney will focus on fund-raising tonight. he hopes to bring in $7.5 million for his campaign at two events in the boston area. romney spent yesterday campaigning in northern virginia. he met with veterans and their families in springfield. romney trails the president in virginia in recent polls. he hopes next week's first presidential debate will give him some momentum going forward. >> you don't have a great opportunity with debates to talk about my vision, vision for the country. the president w
president obama is ed leading i some of the states that could decide this year's election. he leads mitt romney in new hampshire. that's according to the latest nbc news/marist poll. he also has a 2% lead in nevada and north carolina. that's within the poll's margin of error, which is 3.1%. >>> president obama and mitt romney expected to call benjamin netanyahu today, who is in the united states right now. the president has been criticized for not meeting with the israeli prime...
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president obama is campaigning close to home in washington, d.c. today as romney courts donors and voters in pennsylvania, both men gearing up for week's crucial first debate. we have our esteemed panel of nbc news political experts here raring to go, but first let's get to nbc's peter alexander in philadelphia. peter, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. all week long president obama and mitt romney have largely been chasing one another's shadow, first in new york and then ohio and finally in virginia. this weekend they will head their own direction as they prepare for that first critical head-to-head showdown, the first in the country presidential debate in the country next wednesday. virginia, the old dominion. >> we've got to win in virginia. >> reporter: could be the new must-win state this november. >> we'll win virginia again. >> reporter: with duelling events thursday, the president and mitt romney competed for votes in the battleground with deep military ties, appealing to voters who have been to battle before, veteran
president obama is campaigning close to home in washington, d.c. today as romney courts donors and voters in pennsylvania, both men gearing up for week's crucial first debate. we have our esteemed panel of nbc news political experts here raring to go, but first let's get to nbc's peter alexander in philadelphia. peter, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. all week long president obama and mitt romney have largely been chasing one another's shadow, first in new york...
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president obama will head to the battle ground state of ohio. he's scheduled to make a stop in cincinnati and columbus near ohio state university. during his trip, his administration is expected to ask the world trade organization to investigate china's taxes on american made cars. ohio relies heavily on the auto industry. the latest nbc news/wall street journ journal/marist poll has the president up seven points over romney in ohio. and mitt romney will address the spanish chamber of commerce in los angeles. he'll also discuss his immigration policy, saying he wants fair and enforceable laws that will stop illegal immigrants from entering the u.s. in a recent poll among registered hispanic voters, the president leads romney by more than 30 points. both campaigns cancelled events in colorado because of a deadly plane crash over the weekend. the plane crashed at the pueblo memorial airport yesterday morning, shutting down two of the airport's three runways. the pilot was killed in that crash. romney was to hold a campaign rally yesterday afternoo
president obama will head to the battle ground state of ohio. he's scheduled to make a stop in cincinnati and columbus near ohio state university. during his trip, his administration is expected to ask the world trade organization to investigate china's taxes on american made cars. ohio relies heavily on the auto industry. the latest nbc news/wall street journ journal/marist poll has the president up seven points over romney in ohio. and mitt romney will address the spanish chamber of commerce...
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president obama will head to ohio making stops in columbus and cincinnati. ohio is a key swing state. the newest nbc news/wall street journal/marist poll shows the president leads mitt romney by seven points in that state. >> romney will travel to the west coast today. the republican presidential nominee will address the hispanic chamber of commerce in los angeles. he'll also discuss his immigration policy, saying he wants fair and enforceable laws that will stop illegal immigrants from entering the u.s. >>> a deadly plane crash forced both campaigns to cancel events in colorado this weekend. the plane crashed at the pueblo memorial airport yesterday morning, shutting down two of the airport's three runways. the pilot was killed in the crash. romney was to hold a campaign rally yesterday afternoon. the president's campaign had an event scheduled at a local steel workers union. >>> today the obama administration will demand a stricter review of china's taxes on american made cars. they plan to ask the world trade organization to stop china from lowering the p
president obama will head to ohio making stops in columbus and cincinnati. ohio is a key swing state. the newest nbc news/wall street journal/marist poll shows the president leads mitt romney by seven points in that state. >> romney will travel to the west coast today. the republican presidential nominee will address the hispanic chamber of commerce in los angeles. he'll also discuss his immigration policy, saying he wants fair and enforceable laws that will stop illegal immigrants from...
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. >>> president obama is urging patience when it comes to this country's economic recovery. he spoke of what he calls an economic patriotism during a rally yesterday in virginia beach. >> an economic patriotism rooted in the belief that growing our economy belongs with a strong and thriving middle class. i won't pretend that getting there is easy. the truth is it's going to take a few more years to solve challenges that we're building up over decades. but i want everybody here to understand our problems can be solved. our challenges will be met. >> the president will hold a campaign event today here in washington. >>> one person is dead after a wrong way crash in stafford, virginia. the accident happened around 4:30 yesterday along route 17 near stafford lakes parkway. police say witnesses saw a pickup truck suddenly speed up and cross into oncoming traffic. the pickup slammed head on into another pickup truck. the driver of that truck died. his name has not been released. police charge frederick frostic iii with involuntary manslaughter. >>> five minutes after the hour. sta
. >>> president obama is urging patience when it comes to this country's economic recovery. he spoke of what he calls an economic patriotism during a rally yesterday in virginia beach. >> an economic patriotism rooted in the belief that growing our economy belongs with a strong and thriving middle class. i won't pretend that getting there is easy. the truth is it's going to take a few more years to solve challenges that we're building up over decades. but i want everybody here to...